Fever patterns and significance — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Lesion of the _____ hypothalamus results in poikilothermy (cold-blooded)

Answer: posterior

Flashcard 2: Which interleukin is primarily responsible for fever and acute inflammation?_____

Answer: IL-1

Flashcard 3: Exposure to cold temperatures causes _____ sympathetic nervous system activity

Answer: increased

Flashcard 4: The _____ hypothalamus senses elevated body temperatures and mediates responses to dissipate heat

Answer: anterior

Flashcard 5: Viral pneumonia may damage the _____, which consequently predisposes to superimposed bacterial pneumonia

Answer: mucociliary escalator

Flashcard 6: The blueberry muffin rash of CMV and Rubella is due to dermal _____

Answer: erythropoiesis

Flashcard 7: The primary function of the regulation of blood flow to the skin is _____ regulation

Answer: temperature

Flashcard 8: Hypothalamic center responsible for thermoregulation against HEATING:

Answer: Anterior hypothalamus (Preoptic area) :: center for cooling?

Extra: The anterior hypothalamus/preoptic area (AH/POA) handles heat dissipation (cooling), while the posterior hypothalamus handles heat conservation (heating). Remember: A/C = Anterior Cooling.

Flashcard 9: Hypothalamic center for heat dissipation (cooling)

Answer: Anterior hypothalamus (Preoptic area)

Extra: Mnemonic: Anterior = Cooling (A/C) Posterior = Heating (P/H)

Flashcard 10: What is the effect of the cytokines released by activated macrophages?

Answer: fever, hypotension